New Zoning Guidelines for MBTA Communities Encourage Affordable Housing
Finding affordable housing here in Worcester is a serious challenge. Soaring property values and limited housing stock have made it harder for first-time buyers to get their feet in the door [...]
Use a Good Estate Plan to Preserve Assets for Your Heirs
It’s still true: The only sure things in life are death and taxes. You can’t avoid the former, but you can minimize the latter. A good estate plan can preserve assets for [...]
OUI Conviction in Massachusetts? You May Have Right to a New Trial
If you are one of 27,000 Massachusetts defendants convicted of Operating Under the Influence (OUI) of alcohol between 2011 and 2019, you might have a right to a retrial. A recent decision [...]
Sierra J. Smarra Joins Mountain Dearborn
Mountain Dearborn welcomes Trusts and Estates attorney Sierra J. Smarra as an Associate. Sierra brings to the firm extensive experience with drafting legal documents and administering estates and trusts, as well as [...]
Police Accountability vs. Individual Privacy: Tradeoffs of Body Worn Cameras
After years of research and public debate, the Worcester Police Department now requires officers to use body-worn cameras (BWCs). The WPD’s new policy follows a nationwide trend to increase police accountability by [...]
Before You Place an Online Sports Bet, Consider the Income Tax Implications
It’s hard to avoid the onslaught of ads for mobile sports betting, which goes live today, March 10, in Massachusetts. This is the second phase of newly legalized sports betting in the [...]
Your 4 Key Estate Planning Documents
What’s the right time to plan your estate? Perhaps you’ve recently married. Or you just bought your first home. Maybe you’re a new parent. Or your children are older, and you’re [...]
Plan for Charitable Deductions on Your 2023 Massachusetts Income Tax Returns
Hair scrunchies, high waisted jeans, and cargo pants aren’t the only trends resurfacing this year. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reviving something special of its own—the charitable deduction for the 2023 tax [...]
Ryan P. Donahue Joins Mountain Dearborn as Firm’s First Criminal Defense Attorney
A former Assistant District Attorney for Worcester County, Ryan P. Donahue brings years of prosecutorial and criminal defense litigation experience as Mountain Dearborn’s first criminal defense attorney. Prior to joining the firm [...]
Jennifer Santucci Joins Mountain Dearborn as Associate
Mountain Dearborn welcomes real estate and business attorney Jennifer Santucci as an Associate. Specializing in commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, as well as finance and business law, she works with clients [...]
